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Some people love running so much that they want to run everywhere! This is Mimi Anderson. Nicknamed Marvellous Mimi, she quite honestly has a ton of marvellous tales to tell. Mimi has been described as one of the most inspirational female distance runners - in fact, I’d say she is the queen of running a long way! In this episode of RunPod, Mimi describes some of the world’s most exciting and gruelling ultramarathons and endurance races. Whether or not you aspire to ever take part is irrelevant, it’s absolutely fascinating to hear about the different races that are out there and Mimi has firsthand experience of them all! She also took on the ultimate challenge-running coast to coast across the USA. Her experiences and achievements are incredible to hear and the fact that she, in her words, was simply a stay at home mum who took up running is hugely inspiring. In fact, Mimi is not just a mum, she's also a grandma...Probably the fittest granny out there! Sadly her extreme running has also had a serious impact on her body-the consequences are severe but of course this won’t stop her. Believe me, listening to this episode will absolutely make you desperate to go for a run yourself....even if it’s not quite as far as Mimi!

This week on RunPod, Jenni welcomes a real life Forrest Gump. Rob Pope ran across America 5 times, running for 422 days and completing 15,621 miles. Jenni chats to Rob about why he took on such a massive challenge, the 33 pairs of trainers he ran through, the extreme colds and extreme heats he ran through, the animals he came across, the injuries he confronted, the route he took, procrastinating distances, the running community and warmth he had from supporters and the obstacles that tried to stop him. An incredible story by anyone's standard and Rob has even written a book 'Becoming Forrest: One Man's Epic Run Across America' about his experience. A story it will be hard to forget. To join the RunPod Run Club Facebook group, please visit this link: Facebook.com/groups/runpodrunclub *** L'OCCITANE have given me an exclusive discount code for RunPod listeners, so you can get 10% off full-sized products to help with your festive purchases online* and in-store*, as well as FREE delivery on all online orders with the code RUNPOD. Code valid 30th November – 29th December 2021. *exclusions apply: 10% off on full-price items only (excluding Advent Calendars, Immortelle Overnight Reset Serum, Immortelle Overnight Reset Eye Serum, Gift Sets, Gift Cards and all discounted items)

In this episode of RunPod, ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’, ‘X-Men’ and ‘Jamestown’ star , Jason Flemyng joins Jenni to discuss the feelgood of running. Jason also gives a fascinating insight into life as an actor in the movie industry and why running is a huge relief when he is filming away from home. He also chats about the time he ran the London Marathon with fellow actor Jason Statham and want to know what director Guy Ritchie gets his cast doing on set in between scenes? You’ll have to listen to find out!!